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Tank pipework onboard the Karmol LNGT Powership Asia floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), operated by Karpowership, viewed from the ship’s bridge whilst docked at Cape Town port in Cape Town, South Africa. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Groups appeal Karpowership environmental nod for Richards Bay

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A permanent stay?: The Karmol LNGT Powership Asia floating storage and regasification unit, operated by Karpowership, docked at Cape Town on 19 April 2022. Karpowership says it can be operational within 90 days – but wants a 20-year contract. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Will Karpowership get the nod – and do we want that?

The Turkish-based gas-to-power firm thinks it is ready to swoop in and save the day by quickly providing more energy to South Africa

Offshore oil and gas development in South Africa is governed, among others, by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended in 2022, and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.

Karpowership: Contract to be negotiated amid heavy fuel oil fears

The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations

Tank pipework onboard the Karmol LNGT Powership Asia floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), operated by Karpowership, viewed from the ship’s bridge whilst docked at Cape Town port in Cape Town, South Africa. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Powerships for South Africa’s energy future

Powerships touted to be energy solution for South Africa

The World Bank Group, in partnership with the African Development Bank  (AfDB) and other collaborators, recently launched Mission 300, which aims to connect 300 million people to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. (Supplied)

Beware using Karpowership as a temporary electricity solution

The energy crisis has to be resolved. But crises also typically create opportunities for unproductive rent-seeking

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo

Gwede Mantashe believes there are cheaper options than renewables

The mineral resources and energy minister has argued that renewable energy costs Eskom more than the government lets on

Offshore oil and gas development in South Africa is governed, among others, by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended in 2022, and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.

Eskom state of disaster to force Creecy’s hand on Karpowership decision

Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister

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Soften the blow: The Sere wind farm near Vredendal in Western Cape. One of the main solutions to the lack of generation capacity is renewable energy sources for the national grid. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Juggling act needed to end power crisis

Energy reforms must be considered alongside Eskom’s debt, alternative energy sources and environmental and social requirements

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy. (Photo by Ruvan Boshoff/Sunday Times/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Creecy shoots down Karpowership appeal but extends a lifeline to the project

The Karpowership proposal lacked proper environmental assessments, according to the minister, with noise impacts specifically noted

Offshore oil and gas development in South Africa is governed, among others, by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended in 2022, and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.

Outa takes legal action opposing Karpowership licences

The civil action group says Nersa was premature and lacked transparency when it granted the generation licences

At risk: Dolphins (above) swim in Algoa Bay and a volunteer (left) helps a rescued baby African penguin. Conservationists are concerned about ships refuelling at sea in a marine biodiversity hotspot. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Moratorium lifted on ship-to-ship refuelling in Algoa Bay a threat to marine life

Over the past six years, three oil spills have occurred as a direct result of fuel ship-to-ship bunkering

Offshore oil and gas development in South Africa is governed, among others, by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended in 2022, and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.

Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has questioned why Nersa has not immediately provided its reasons for issuing the controversial generation licences

Eskom told the Mail & Guardian it had only received a R9 billion World Bank loan to decommission its coal-fired Komati power station. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue

Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility

El Niño is expected to cause a loss of rainfall

Report on local financial institutions’ AGMs shows climate pressure is gaining momentum

A Just Share report on the AGMs of seven of SA’s biggest financiers found their climate commitments show promise, but timelines remain sketchy

(Fabian Strauch/Getty Images)

In the (power) gloom again

The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out